Caribbean Times 92nd Issue - Tuesday 7th February 2017

14 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g
Tuesday 7th February 2017
Parham top Glanvilles 3-1 on
Sunday in the ABFA Premier Division
By Marver Woodley
Asot’s Arcade Parham has secured
yet another win following Sunday’s triple
header in the Antigua and Barbuda
Football Association Premier Division
at the Antigua Recreation Grounds.
Securing yet another game to stay
ahead of the pack Parham defeated Ace
Trucking & Heavy Duty Equipment
Glanvilles in the final game of the day,
they trounced Glanvilles 3-1.
They escalated to 41 points with
just two games let in the competition,
with successful strikes coming from
Ranje Christian in the 85th minute and
By Marver Woodley
With the National Olympics
Committee, general
elections still months away
it hasn’t stop trouble form
brewing in the organization’s
camp.
To many surprise executive
member of the organization
Wilbur Harrigan who
is currently the President of
the Nations Volleyball Association
has shut down the
growing question of whether
or not he will be contesting
the Presidency position
during the elections.
Harrigan has noted that
he will not be aiming for the
position and has no interest
in it, Harrigan is also the
Committee’s vice-president
has had numerous clashes
with other members of the
executive arm specifically
the President who is also the
Nation’s Minister of Sports,
Chet Greene.
The estrangements are
surrounding Harrigan‘s disapproval
of Minister Green’s
dual role, but in contras supported
him in his campaign
for the position nine years
ago. According to reports his
aim for doing so was to beef
up the Minister’s resume.
Nonetheless he still
maintains his stance that the
double attacks from national striker
Trevaughn Harriette in the 2nd and
38th minutes.
Glanvilles put up a marvelous fight
in the first half of the game to remind
Parham why they are in the competition
and that it isn’t over yet, with the
lone strike coming from Romar Gidorsingh
in the 12th minute.
The fight nonetheless left Glanvilles
at the bottom of the standings
once again and will be demoted after
the season.
The first game of the day on the
other hand resulted in a nil all draw between
Sandals INET IMOBILE Grenades
and Cool & Smooth Empire as
both team stayed on guard throughout
the entire 90 minutes of play.
Sugar Ridge Sap’s attempt to edge
pass Fitzroy’s Rewinding Pigotts Bullets
were once again shot down as Bullets
held strong on their quest to move
into the standings top 5 teams in time
for the next round of matches.
Bullets defeated SAP 3-1, with
strikes coming from teammates Zakeem
Michael in the 89th minute and
twice from Roderick Williams in the
6th and 65th.
NOC Vice-President shuts down
Presidency campaign question
Braves trumps Ottos 89-58
By Carlena Knight
H.U.F. Baldwin Braves trumped Ottos
Full Throttle, 89-58 on Sunday night at the
JSC Sports Complex.
Led by Xavier ‘X-man’ Meade with 22
points and 11 rebounds the Grays Green
continued their unblemished record in division
one of the Antigua Barbuda Basketball
Association league.
He was assisted by Lennox ‘Termite’
McCoy with 19 points and 6 rebounds and
Vivian ‘Boast’ Destin with 18 points, 12 rebounds
and 7 assists.
Lindsay McDonald chipped in with 15
points.
Akeem James of Full Throttle had 15
points, 16 rebounds and 5 blocks in a losing
effort.
In the other matchup that night, Yorks
Crushers forfeited to LJ Northside Stingerz.
dual roll poses a conflict and
will continue to work along
with the body, lamenting
that if he is asked to step in
a President temporarily he
will be he has no interest in
holding the permeant position
for an entire term.
Meanwhile although it
is months away two prominent
figures have already
expressed their desire to
contest for the position in
the form of Daryl Matthew,
President of the Nations
Basketball Association and
Everton Cornelius, President
of the Athletics Association.
Minister Green on the
other hand has expressed
his decision to not run for
the position once again as
he will still be the Nation’s
Minister of Sports and will
no doubly still have the final
decision.